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HMS Betony FL2011.jpg
HMS Betony underway
History
United Kingdom
NameBetony
Ordered8 December 1941
BuilderAlexander Hall and Sons
Laid down26 September 1942
Launched22 April 1943
Commissioned24 August 1945
Out of service1947
IdentificationPennant number: K274
Fate
  • Loaned to the Indian Navy 1945
  • Sold to the Royal Thai Navy 1947
British India
NameSind
Acquired24 August 1945
Commissioned24 August 1945
Out of service17 May 1946
IdentificationPennant number: K274
FateTransferred back to the Royal Navy
Thailand
NamePrasae
NamesakePrasae River
Acquired1947
Commissioned1947
Out of service7 January 1951
FateScuttled
General characteristics
Class and typeFlower-class corvette (modified)
Displacement1,015 long tons (1,031 t; 1,137 short tons)
Length208 ft (63.40 m)o/a
Beam33 ft (10.06 m)
Draught11 ft (3.35 m)
PropulsionSingle shaft, 2× oil fired water tube boilers, 1 triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine, 2,750 ihp (2,050 kW)
Speed16 knots (29.6 km/h)
Range3,500 nautical miles (6,482 km) at 12 knots (22.2 km/h)
Complement90
Sensors and
processing systems
One Type 271 SW2C radar, one Type 144 sonar
Armament

HMS Betony was a Flower-class corvette of the British Royal Navy. She was ordered in 1941, and commissioned in August 1945. She was immediately transferred to the Royal Indian Navy, where she was commissioned as HMIS Sind.[1] She was transferred back to the Royal Navy in May 1946, as the war ended just days after her transfer. She was then sold to the Royal Thai Navy in 1947 as HTMS Prasae (Thai: เรือหลวงประเเส), and eventually scuttled in 1951.

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Flower-class corvette

Flower-class corvette

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Corvette

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Royal Navy

Royal Navy

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Royal Indian Navy

Royal Indian Navy

The Royal Indian Navy (RIN) was the naval force of British India and the Dominion of India. Along with the Presidency armies, later the Indian Army, and from 1932 the Royal Indian Air Force, it was one of the Armed Forces of British India.

Royal Thai Navy

Royal Thai Navy

The Royal Thai Navy is the naval warfare force of Thailand. Established in 1906, it was modernised by the Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse (1880–1923) who is known as the father of the Royal Navy. It has a structure that includes the naval fleet, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Air and Coastal Defence Command. The RTN headquarters is at Sattahip Naval Base.

Thai language

Thai language

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History

Betony was ordered from Alexander Hall and Sons for the Royal Navy in 1941.

She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy and the Eastern Fleet immediately upon commissioning in August 1945 and served as HMIS Sind. She developed engine trouble soon after her transfer.[2] With the end of World War II just days after her transfer and the imminent independence of India, she was transferred back to the Royal Navy in 1946.

HTMS Prasae aground on the Korean east coast, January 1951
HTMS Prasae aground on the Korean east coast, January 1951

In 1947, she was sold to the Royal Thai Navy and commissioned as HTMS Prasae. On 7 January 1951, while serving in the Korean War during a snowstorm, she was beached near Yangyang on the east coast of North Korea. After unsuccessful attempts to pull her off the beach, she was scuttled.

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Alexander Hall and Sons

Alexander Hall and Sons

Alexander Hall and Sons was a shipbuilder that operated from Aberdeen Harbour from 1797 to 1957. They designed the pointed and sharply raked "Aberdeen bow" first used on the Scottish Maid and which became a characteristic of the "extreme clippers".

Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service.

Korean War

Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953. The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following clashes along the border and rebellions in South Korea. North Korea was supported by China and the Soviet Union while South Korea was supported by the United States and allied countries. The fighting ended with an armistice on 27 July 1953.

North Korea

North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city.

Source: "HMIS Sind (K274)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, January 17th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMIS_Sind_(K274).

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References
  1. ^ "HMIS Sind (ii) (K 274)". Uboat.net. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Eastern Fleet War Diary". naval-history.net. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

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